Calvary Christian Academy has been away from home for three games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will square off against the Greenwood Mennonite Flames at 5:15 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, everything went Calvary Christian Academy's way against Concord Christian Academy as Calvary Christian Academy made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Calvary Christian Academy took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-14, 25-5.
Audrey Hensley was a one-man wrecking crew for Calvary Christian Academy as she had ten aces and six kills. The dominant performance gave Hensley a new career-high in aces.
Calvary Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 28 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in nine consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Greenwood Mennonite waltzed into their match on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They put the hurt on the Minutemen with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Greenwood Mennonite was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-8, 25-18.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Greenwood Mennonite to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alana Warfel, who had nine aces and five kills. With that strong performance, Warfel is now averaging an impressive 2.6 aces per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Shelby Troyer, who had ten aces and two kills.
Calvary Christian Academy pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Greenwood Mennonite, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Calvary Christian Academy has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 18.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Greenwood Mennonite struggles in that department as they've been averaging 18.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Calvary Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Greenwood Mennonite in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Greenwood Mennonite's Laci Mast, who had six digs, five kills, five aces, and five aces. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Calvary Christian Academy to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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